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This guidance sets out the responsibilities of authorities which create Public Records with regard to the review and transfer of those records to Places of Deposit. The guidance is also relevant to all Places of Deposit, which are responsible for handling requests for information about those Public Records.

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This guidance is targeted at Local Government Officers who handle public records, some of which are permanently deposited in local institutions under the Public Records Act (PRA) 1958 s.4(1). As well as public records to be permanently preserved it provides disposal details on those that are not.